When at home, a good cup of Irish Coffee does the trick. When out, nothing goes down like a Mai Tai.
Posts by snarf
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65Your Drink (in pub, bar or club/restaurant/home)
by KW13 in.
i love carling 'extra cold' lager.. .
i am going to the pub tonight - whoo!
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I was 19 when an elder came on to me
by Mistah MOJO ini was a nineteen year old kid when a jw elder in his late fifties came on to me.
i was going through some awful stuff and dropped by his mobile home for spiritual counsel and a listening ear.
he answered the door in skivvies and a t-shirt.
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snarf
SICK SICK SICK !!!! I am so glad you made it out of there unmolested. That just shows how their stupid two witness rule really allows child molesters to prey on the innocent.
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Were you the only JW in your family?
by karen96 insometimes i think of all the pain i caused my parents when i left their home to pursue my bible studies.
it happend right around the holidays and my father's birthday, and seemed to be such a slap in the face to him.
he almost didn't come to my wedding, to walk me down the aisle, since i would not attend family functions around holidays and birthdays (he did walk me down the aisle; after i made some appearances but made it clear i was not celebrating).. now that i am out, i am so glad i have been able to repair my relationships with my parents and siblings.
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snarf
I was the only one in my family as well. Thankfully I never followed through with the baptism! My family never judged me, but they were always good about asking questions and bringing up issues of the world, such as different charities, etc., to get me thinking about how the WTS DOESN'T contribute, only to their own. I am very grateful for their patience and understanding with me. Now that I have left the JW our relationships are so much better.
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FLUFF- Whats your guilty pleasure song?
by Asheron ini was driving home today and elo's "mr. blue sky" came on.
i sang my ass off (closed windows of course).
whats your guilty pleasure song?
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snarf
Great white's Once bitten and twice shy. Doesn't matter where I am, I gotta sing and dance to that song. Reminds me of the good ole days, road trippin on gravel roads through the country with a 12 pack, my high school buds, radio blarin on a hot summer day. Those were the best times.
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It seems.......
by agapa37 inthat despite my sincere efforts of sincerity and honesty that most who interacted with me were rather uptight and rude.
i really dont understand it.
forgive my babbling.
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snarf
Alot of people here have been ruined by the WTBTS and have had to rebuild their lives on their own after having lost family and close friends. Some people here have left religion all together, while others have changed their beliefs on what the scriptures say. The scripture that states "bad association spoils useful habits" while involved with the JW meant worldly association of any kind. Now after leaveing the witnesses that scripture means to me having associations with people that tear you down and don't build you up, not necessarily a certian group of individuals. People here aren't looking to hurt your feelings or make you feel unwelcome, but if you are gonna take the chance and post a topic, be prepared to defend your beliefs to others who may either be offended, or just trying to gain further insight on where you are coming from. I hope you stay around. Welcome...
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Am I being overly critical of my mother? Non-JW topic
by snarf inmy mother and i have never had a very close relationship.
she kicked me out of the house when i was 14 to move back in with the guy that molested me for 3 years.
i didn't have contact with her for about 3 years after that incident.
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snarf
Hello Serendipity,
Actually my daughter is in Texas as we speak staying with my mom for a week and having the time of her life. She has been doing pretty good at the grandma gig since I got in touch with her. They went to the mall and got their nails done and did some shopping today, girl time. I will not do anything to prevent them from having contact, but I will be keeping a close eye on their realtionship, I just don't want my daughter to get hurt.
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Am I being overly critical of my mother? Non-JW topic
by snarf inmy mother and i have never had a very close relationship.
she kicked me out of the house when i was 14 to move back in with the guy that molested me for 3 years.
i didn't have contact with her for about 3 years after that incident.
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snarf
Thank you Highlander and Looking Glass, you are right. I have always taken steps to make sure I raised my daughter opposite of how I was raised. A relationship is a two way street and I am sick of feeling like the dog that chases cars down the road. I think I will sit back and wait for her to call this time. If she never does, then I know it is time to move on without her in my life.
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Am I being overly critical of my mother? Non-JW topic
by snarf inmy mother and i have never had a very close relationship.
she kicked me out of the house when i was 14 to move back in with the guy that molested me for 3 years.
i didn't have contact with her for about 3 years after that incident.
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snarf
My mother and I have never had a very close relationship. She kicked me out of the house when I was 14 to move back in with the guy that molested me for 3 years. I didn't have contact with her for about 3 years after that incident. Then, when I was 17 I ran away from my Dad's home and was tired of living on the streets so I looked her up and found out where she was living and went to see if I could stay with her for a while to get myself straightened out ( she had since left the molester and was remarried). I had gotten into some legal trouble while I was on the streets and my sentence was to go into a rehab center for alcohol and drugs. Well, everytime I got released she would lie to my probabtion officer and tell them I was using ( I wasn't) so I spent the next 2 years in and out of every treatment center and halfway house in my area. While in my last treatment center I got involved with a guy and moved in with him, we eventually got married and had a daughter. When my daughter was born she came and saw me in the hospital, but never came around after I got out saying she didn't like my then husband. I divorced the guy a couple years later and called my mom for emotional support and we talked for a while that night, but I didn't hear from her for a couple weeks so I tried and called and found out that she had up and moved to Texas and that was all my family knew. No one knew where she was for about 8 years. I finally got her number through several internet searches and called her. I have been talking to her for a little over a year now and even went to Texas to see her last summer for a week.
When I had no contact with her I raised my daughter on my own with no help from anyone. I landed a job that required a 4 year sociology degree with a G.E.D. and job experience, and have since started my own business. I have been pretty succesfull all on my own (in which I am very proud of).My little sis on the other hand is my mother's little princess. She has never lived on her own, she depends on my mom to watch her son while she works or goes to school and doesn't pay any household bills. My little sis is getting married now and moved in with her soon to be husband and now my mom is treating me like total crap. She has called me only a handful of times over the past year and those times were to ask if I could call her back so she didn't run up her phone bill. I couldn't afford to go to Texas for the wedding because I am 6 1/2 months preggo and my doc put travel restrictions on me, but I am having my daughter ride down with family so she can still be in the wedding. Ever since I told them I couldn't make it, they are giving me the silent treatment. I am upset because they can spend 10 grand on her wedding but can't chip in for travel expenses, but yet gripe when I couldn't afford the plane tickets to fly down.
I guess through my venting I am wondering if I am being overly critical with my mom or if I should just write her out of my life again. I am sick of hearing how wonderful my little sister is and getting criticized for my past mistakes ( which I corrected on my own), and her never meeting me in the middle to have a relationship with me.
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Came out to my parents
by jstalin injust wanted to write about my experience in coming out to my parents in the last two weeks.
it's a long story, but my sister and i are both gay, but we haven't come out to our parents until now.
my sister and i have been debating with each other the best way to come out to them because we've known that it would be a serious blow to them.
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snarf
Like you said, the gay lifestyle is very distorted by the media as well as plain old fashioned thinking. It sounds like your parents are just in shock, but hey, look at the bright side. They still invited you for dinner after suspecting what you were about to tell them, they talked and cried with you after you told them, and went and sought out counsel from their preist with you to gain more insight on the situation. If they are like most parents I know, they are mourning over the loss of possible grandchildren more than anything else.
Keep your head up and be proud of yourself. They will soon realize that you are still the same son they have loved all these years. They just need some time for it to sink in.
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What Did You LOVE About Being a Jehovah's Witness?
by Seeker4 inok. minimus had his 'what did you hate about being a jw' thread, so i want to take a different tack on this.
i'll even start it.
i loved some of the get-togethers we had.
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snarf
I loved how my daughter was always made to feel welcome wether it was a party at someone's house or a quick lunch get together. Other than that, not much.